linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET] workqueue: concurrency managed workqueue, take#5

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Message-ID: <4C17E28D.9000805@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:29:01 +0200
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
CC:	mingo@...e.hu, awalls@...ix.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jeff@...zik.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	cl@...ux-foundation.org, dhowells@...hat.com,
	arjan@...ux.intel.com, johannes@...solutions.net, oleg@...hat.com,
	axboe@...nel.dk
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET] workqueue: concurrency managed workqueue, take#5

I wrote:
> As a driver maintainer, I would find it helpful if the WQ_flags in
> include/linux/workqueue.h and/or __create_workqueue_key() in
> kernel/workqueue.c (or its wrappers in include/linux/workqueue.h) were
> better documented.

On second thought, and having read your other posts of today, I take
this mostly back.  It seems that a great deal of what driver writers
need is provided by one of your three system workqueues, and these are
IMO fully well documented.  Thanks Tejun.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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